Yoga Vasistha [sanskrit]

223,437 words | ISBN-10: 8171101519

The Sanskrit edition of the Yoga-vasistha including English translation and grammatical analysis. The Yogavasistha is a Hindu spiritual text written by Valmiki (who also authored the Ramayana) dealing with the philosophical topics from the Advaita-vedanta school. Chronologically it precedes the Ramayana.

Verse 6.70.7

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स कालेनाटवीगेहो जगाम नगरान्तरम् ।
न्याययुक्त्या जनं भोक्तुं क्षुधा समभिचोदितः ॥ ७ ॥

sa kālenāṭavīgeho jagāma nagarāntaram |
nyāyayuktyā janaṃ bhoktuṃ kṣudhā samabhicoditaḥ || 7 ||

It came to pass in course of time that he went out of the city, to reside in his woody retreat; where he never killed any man, except when pressed by excessive hunger, and when he thought it was equitable for him to do so.
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Glossary of Sanskrit terms

Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (6.70.7). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Kalena, Kala, Atavi, Nagara, Tara, Nyaya, Yukti, Yuktya, Jana, Kshudh, Kshudha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 6.70.7). If the system was successful in segmenting the sentence, you will see of which words it is made up of, generally consisting of Nouns, Pronouns, Verbs, Participles and Indeclinables. Click on the link to show all possible derivations of the word.

Line 1: “sa kālenāṭavīgeho jagāma nagarāntaram ”
sa -
sa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

sa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
kālenā -
kālena (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

kāla (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

kāla (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]
aṭavī -
aṭavī (noun, feminine)

[compound], [nominative single]

aṭavi (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
geho -
jagāma -
√gā (verb class 3)

[imperative active first plural]

√gam (verb class 1)

[perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]

√gam (verb class 2)

[perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]

√gam (verb class 3)

[perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
nagarān -
nagara (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural]
taram -
tara (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

tara (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

tarā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
Line 2: “nyāyayuktyā janaṃ bhoktuṃ kṣudhā samabhicoditaḥ ”
nyāya -
nyāya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
yuktyā* -
yukti (noun, feminine)

[ablative single], [genitive single]

yuktyā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
janam -
jana (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

jana (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

janā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
bhoktum -
√bhuj -> bhoktum (infinitive)

[infinitive from √bhuj]

√bhuj -> bhoktum (infinitive)

[infinitive from √bhuj]

√bhuj -> bhoktum (infinitive)

[infinitive from √bhuj]
kṣudhā -
kṣudh (noun, feminine)

[instrumental single]

kṣudhā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
Cannot analyse samabhicoditaḥ